Michael Krueger
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Michael Krueger
Biography
Born: Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1967
Current Residence: Lawrence, Kansas
Michael Krueger earned a B.F.A. from the University of South Dakota in 1990 and graduated with an M.F.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1993. Krueger joined the Art Department faculty at the University of Kansas in 1995 and is currently an Associate Professor of Art. He teaches Intaglio, Relief Drawing and Digital Printmaking.
Krueger’s artwork reflects a deep interest in American history, contemporary American culture, and personal memoir. He has given over 100 lectures and workshops including: Cranbrook Academy of Art, RISD, City College of New York, Edinburgh College of Art and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
He has recently had solo shows at: Sunday L.E.S.; New York, New York, Steven Zevitas Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts, and Vanderbilt University; Nashville, Tennessee.
Krueger’s work is included in over 30 public collections including: the New York Public Library, the Museo Del Barro; Asuncion, Paraguay, the Belger Art Center; Kansas City, Missouri, City of Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, and Monticello; Thomas Jefferson’s Estate in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Current Residence: Lawrence, Kansas
Michael Krueger earned a B.F.A. from the University of South Dakota in 1990 and graduated with an M.F.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1993. Krueger joined the Art Department faculty at the University of Kansas in 1995 and is currently an Associate Professor of Art. He teaches Intaglio, Relief Drawing and Digital Printmaking.
Krueger’s artwork reflects a deep interest in American history, contemporary American culture, and personal memoir. He has given over 100 lectures and workshops including: Cranbrook Academy of Art, RISD, City College of New York, Edinburgh College of Art and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
He has recently had solo shows at: Sunday L.E.S.; New York, New York, Steven Zevitas Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts, and Vanderbilt University; Nashville, Tennessee.
Krueger’s work is included in over 30 public collections including: the New York Public Library, the Museo Del Barro; Asuncion, Paraguay, the Belger Art Center; Kansas City, Missouri, City of Seattle: Seattle Arts Commission, and Monticello; Thomas Jefferson’s Estate in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Artist Statement
“Narrative is a powerful force in our everyday life and I believe we long for an unfolding of the ordinary into the mythic. I am searching for the extraordinary in everyday life and looking at history and landscape, as means to better understand a world that is built on past events and memories. A deep sense of self, hope, melancholy, mystery and a vein of tenderness are qualities that I seek to have in my work.
In recent drawings, prints and animations, I am exploring utopian moments in American history and often cross-referencing different points in time. More specifically, current research looks with fresh eyes to depictions of the American West by 19th Century artists such as Thomas Moran and Alfred Bierstadt, hippie communes such as Drop City, early American colonies and the Arts & Crafts movement. These new artworks create warm but cautious vignettes of escapism and beckon a review of how we as a nation reconcile the fleeting euphoria of attempts at utopia.” (- Michael Krueger)
In recent drawings, prints and animations, I am exploring utopian moments in American history and often cross-referencing different points in time. More specifically, current research looks with fresh eyes to depictions of the American West by 19th Century artists such as Thomas Moran and Alfred Bierstadt, hippie communes such as Drop City, early American colonies and the Arts & Crafts movement. These new artworks create warm but cautious vignettes of escapism and beckon a review of how we as a nation reconcile the fleeting euphoria of attempts at utopia.” (- Michael Krueger)